by Jamie Notter | Jun 21, 2010 | Change, Culture, Strategy
Associations have a soft spot for wanting to make people happy. One of the mistakes we frequently make, since we all have diverse membership bases, is trying to please everyone. Trying to be everything to everyone. This is typically hard to sustain strategically. You...
by Jamie Notter | May 20, 2010 | Culture, Individual Development
At dinner the other night a colleague implied that money is rarely the reason people leave jobs–if they were happier at their current job, they wouldn't be looking around, or at least they would feel more satisfied with their current salary.I agree...
by Jamie Notter | May 20, 2010 | Culture, Individual Development
At dinner the other night a colleague implied that money is rarely the reason people leave jobs–if they were happier at their current job, they wouldn't be looking around, or at least they would feel more satisfied with their current salary.I agree...
by Jamie Notter | May 12, 2010 | Culture, Leadership, Strategy
Disclosure: I have never really worked in the corporate world. My current position–where I consult to and manage nonprofit organizations–is actually the first time in my life I've worked for a for-profit corporation (that wasn't my own company)....
by Jamie Notter | Mar 1, 2010 | Culture, Leadership
I thought last week's webinar on beyond relevance was tremendous fun. I believe we had close to 100 sites participating. The Chat and Twitter stream were quite active, and I was happy with the conversation going on and the questions they were throwing to Jeff,...
by Jamie Notter | Feb 3, 2010 | Culture, Leadership, Truth
Last week I suggested that if you want a culture of truth in your organization, perhaps that needs to start at the top. Several of the comments chimed in with a "you're darn right it does." The top controls resources, the top decides strategy, the top...